Reading and Social Studies

Books

Chall, J. (1977). Reading 1967-1977: A decade of change and promise. (Fastback 97). Bloomington, Indiana: The Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation.

Cook, D. (1986). A guide to curriculum planning in reading. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Fuchs, L. (1987). Serving adolescents' reading interests through young adult literature. (Fastback 258). Bloomington, Indiana: The Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation.

Fuchs, L. (1987). Teaching reading in the secondary school. (Fastback 251). Bloomington, Indiana: The Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation.

Morrow, L. (1985). Promoting voluntary reading in school and home. (Fastback 225). Bloomington, Indiana: The Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation.

Journal Articles

Antonacci, P. (1991). Students search for meaning in the text through semantic mapping. Social Education. 55 (3), 174-175.

Avery, P., & Graves, M. (1997). Scaffolding young learners' reading of social studies text. Social Studies and the Young Learner. 9 (4), 10-14.

Johnson, M., & Janisch, C. (1998). Connecting literacy with social studies content. Social Studies and the Young Learner. 10 (4), 6-9.

Turner, T. (1997). Engaging social studies book reports. Social Studies and the Young Learner. (Pull-out feature), 9 (4), 5-7.


Resources compiled by Dr. Loretta Kuse

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